Homemade Lemon Curd
Homemade lemon curd is made with 5 simple ingredients. This easy lemon curd recipe can be made in about 30 minutes and makes a tasty filling.
Servings 10 servings
Calories 166kcal
Equipment
- Medium saucepan
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
- 4 large egg yolks at room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh grated lemon zest about 2 large lemons
- 1/2 cup salted butter cold and cut in cubes
Instructions
- Add the lemon juice, egg yolks, granulated sugar, and lemon zest to a medium saucepan.
- Whisk together well.
- Cook over medium-low heat for about 15-20 minutes, whisking frequently, until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Remove it from the heat.
- Whisk in the cubed butter a few cubes at a time until well-combined.
- Carefully pour the lemon curd into a heat-safe bowl.
- Press a piece of plastic wrap to the surface of the lemon curd.
- Place the lemon curd in the refrigerator and chill until completely cooled.
Notes
- Lemon juice: Please don't use bottled lemon juice in this recipe. Bottled lemon juice can have an off taste to it.
- Sugar: Feel free to adjust the amount of sugar to your liking. I like the lemon curd to be on the tarter side, but you can adjust the sugar if you like it sweeter.
- Lemon zest: The lemon zest helps to add more lemon flavor to the lemon curd.
- Butter: If you prefer to use unsalted butter, add 1/4 teaspoon of salt along with the sugar.
- Nutritional values are estimates.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 166kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 77mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 389IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.2mg